AC Milan today confirmed Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel has suffered ankle ligament damage to his right ankle but will have to conduct more tests to determine how long he will be on the sidelines.

Arturo Vidal is Manchester United’s top midfield target but the club’s concerns about his fitness are so great that it may require a complex, appearance-based contract if he is to follow Angel di Maria into Louis van Gaal’s squad, taking the two-year transfer spend at Old Trafford crashing through the £200m barrier.